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2011 South Dakota vital statistics report: a state and county comparison of leading health indicators

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Preface
2011 South Dakota Vital Statistics
Report: A State and County
Comparison of Leading Health
Indicators was prepared by the South
Dakota Department of Health.
This report contains state and county
leading health indicators for vital
statistics. The report is divided into nine
main sections: Overview, Natality, Infant
Mortality, Mortality, Induced Abortion,
Marriage and Divorce, Infectious
Disease, Health Status Profiles, and
Health Status Maps. Each section
contains written analysis plus tables and
figures. There is also a technical notes
section that provides additional
information regarding the sources of
data, data limitations, geographic
allocation, populations, rates, and
definitions. Reading this section before
reading the county profiles may provide
the answers to questions in advance.
Race Allocation
Beginning with the 2010 data, race is
now assigned based on standards set
forth by the National Center for Health
Statistics and the US Census Bureau in
order for South Dakota’s race data to be
comparable to other areas. Race is no
longer allocated as it had been since the
2000 Census started allowing multiple
races to be reported. All race data in this
report are now categorized in the
following manner:
 White
 American Indian
 Black
 Asian
 Pacific Islander
 Two or more races
In other words, if more than one of the
first five races is reported, the race is
categorized as “Two or more
races”. Due to space constraints and
small numbers, some of these race
categories are grouped into an “Other”
category in this report. =
Any questions concerning the data, or
request for additional statistics, may be
directed to the following agency within
the South Dakota Department of Health.
Office of Health Statistics
615 East 4th St
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
Phone: (605) 773-3361
Internet: http://doh.sd.gov/statistics/
For specific information or questions on
Communicable Disease contact:
Office of Disease Prevention
615 East 4th St
Pierre, SD 57501-1700
Phone: (605) 773-3737

i
Preface
2011 South Dakota Vital Statistics
Report: A State and County
Comparison of Leading Health
Indicators was prepared by the South
Dakota Department of Health.
This report contains state and county
leading health indicators for vital
statistics. The report is divided into nine
main sections: Overview, Natality, Infant
Mortality, Mortality, Induced Abortion,
Marriage and Divorce, Infectious
Disease, Health Status Profiles, and
Health Status Maps. Each section
contains written analysis plus tables and
figures. There is also a technical notes
section that provides additional
information regarding the sources of
data, data limitations, geographic
allocation, populations, rates, and
definitions. Reading this section before
reading the county profiles may provide
the answers to questions in advance.
Race Allocation
Beginning with the 2010 data, race is
now assigned based on standards set
forth by the National Center for Health
Statistics and the US Census Bureau in
order for South Dakota’s race data to be
comparable to other areas. Race is no
longer allocated as it had been since the
2000 Census started allowing multiple
races to be reported. All race data in this
report are now categorized in the
following manner:
 White
 American Indian
 Black
 Asian
 Pacific Islander
 Two or more races
In other words, if more than one of the
first five races is reported, the race is
categorized as “Two or more
races”. Due to space constraints and
small numbers, some of these race
categories are grouped into an “Other”
category in this report. =
Any questions concerning the data, or
request for additional statistics, may be
directed to the following agency within
the South Dakota Department of Health.
Office of Health Statistics
615 East 4th St
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
Phone: (605) 773-3361
Internet: http://doh.sd.gov/statistics/
For specific information or questions on
Communicable Disease contact:
Office of Disease Prevention
615 East 4th St
Pierre, SD 57501-1700
Phone: (605) 773-3737

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